2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cape Elizabeth, ME vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 3.8% less per student than Cape Elizabeth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.3% higher in Olympia than in Cape Elizabeth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Elizabeth
 Cape Elizabeth, MEOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Elizabeth    2 Reviews

Cape Elizabeth is a lovely town, right on the Maine shoreline, and just outside the city of Portland. If you love nature and the outdoors, you will love Cape Elizabeth.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Moved to CE in 2007 and find it to be very beautiful seacoast town that includes farms, Maine coast views, great seafood and local produce, and a homey feel. The local  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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